Friday, 09 April 2021

Myanmar: Poets, celebrities and journalists detained by military

Photo: Zinko Hein

A popular poet and comedian, and a women’s rights campaigner who co-founded Myanmar’s independent Mizzima news channel are the latest in the country to fall foul of the military junta.

The military, led by General Min Aung Hlaing, has recently targeted poets, comedians and celebrities in order to silence dissent against its power grab following democratic elections last November in which Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won a landslide victory. Read the latest here

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